2+ hour ago   (439+ words) X is expected to appear before the Oireachtas committee on 4 February to address the issue. Elon Musk's social media platform, X, has today announced it will ban its AI chatbot, Grok, from generating sexual deepfake images. This follows global backlash…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (357+ words) Leading experts and academics have been heaping praise on McGovern's "brilliant" critique of big tech and consumerism. Irish author and Hot Press columnist Gerry McGovern's upcoming book, 99th Day: A Warning About Technology, has been lauded as "beautifully written" and "unforgettable…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1792+ words) They consume vast amounts of power and water. They push the price of energy up. They produce huge amounts of waste heat. They take us a thousand steps closer to extermination. So why would anyone want more data centres in…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (684+ words) Read The Whole Hog Round-Up of 2025 in the Hot Press Annual " out now The last decade has seen plenty of signs of the existential crisis we face. Every indicator points the wrong way. The extremes are getting ever more extreme....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (930+ words) Read The Whole Hog Round-Up of 2025 in the Hot Press Annual " out now Since he was a kid, Guillermo Del Toro has been obsessed with Frankenstein, Mary Shelley's enduring tale about reckless creation, lost control and moral responsibility. It's a…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (321+ words) "McGovern forensically sets out the horrendous hidden costs of " and the exponential damage being inflicted by " the tech billionaires, the AI messiahs, the mining conglomerates and the blood-sucking alpha males who are driving the Gadarene rush towards climate catastrophe," says…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (248+ words) Here are some highlights from the 2025 Hot Press Gift Guide... SHARK CryoGlow Under-Eye Cooling + LED Mask - Lilac ChillWearing this skincare facemask might make you look like a Batman villain, but its a shortcut to clearing up complexions over Christmas The…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (274+ words) Following a fantastic few weeks, visiting campuses right across the country, the 2025 edition of the'Hot Press'College Roadshow has come to a close. This year proved to be another major success " with the HP team joining forces with Repak, to help…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (698+ words) AI makes a killing " in more ways than one. And the bottom line is that if we don't stop its cynical exploitation by the" people who brought you Surveillance Capitalism," then we are embarked on an" accelerating race to the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1705+ words) Along with the musical likes of DELUSH, The Academic, KhakiKid, Orla Gartland, Junior Brother, Mundy, SexyTadgh and Madra Salach " we're still buzzing from the latter's killer version of Sin'ad's "Black Boys On Mopeds' " the Hot Press Chat Room @ Electric Picnic…...